2025 HIP Week Speakers
Monday, October 20, 2025 – Friday, October 24, 2025
At 2025 HIP Week, you’ll hear directly from the leaders and innovators redefining health information. Each speaker brings unique insights to spark ideas and conversation.
Lea Bill, RN BScN
Meet Lea
Lea is a traditional practitioner who blends Indigenous and nursing knowledge. With over 30 years as a frontline nurse in First Nations communities and as past president of the Indigenous Nurses’ Association of Canada, she has focused her career on Indigenous health research and program development. Since 2019, Lea has served as CEO of the Alberta First Nations Information Governance Centre (AFNIGC), advancing OCAP® principles and strengthening First Nations’ self-determination in health data and research.
Lea’s Session
October 20 | 2:30 PM
The Importance of Building Capacity for Alberta First Nations Sovereignty
A presentation to learn about who AFNIGC is, our mandate, the importance of OCAP, and the importance of data sovereignty for First Nations.
Anne Forsyth, MBSc, CPHIMS-CA, CIPP/C
Meet Anne
Anne Forsyth is Director of Clinical Apps & Decision Support at Women’s College Hospital, where she leads optimization of electronic patient records, clinical decision support tools, and data governance practices. With over a decade of experience in connectivity and data governance, including at the Canadian Institute for Health Information, she now focuses on improving digital experiences for care teams and patients. Anne also serves as Vice-Chair of Digital Health Canada’s Board of Directors and co-chairs the Networked Health – Ontario chapter.
Anne’s Session
October 21 | 2:30 PM
Optimizing Healthcare IT
Speaking on strategies for advancing healthcare IT through data standards, governance, and digital literacy in Canadian hospitals.
Van Nguyen, B.Eng (Chem), Dip. SEngTech, Cert. HSM, Prod. Eng. (TMMC)
Meet Van
Van Nguyen is a dedicated Health Information Management professional with a multidisciplinary background spanning engineering and software development. For the upcoming CHIMA webinar in October 2025, Van will be representing Fanshawe College’s Health System Management program as an alumnus.
Van‘s Session
October 22 | 11:00 AM
AI-Driven ICD-10-CA/CCI Code Search & FHIR EHR Data Exchange
Exploring two apps: an AI-driven ICD-10-CA/CCI coding assistant with granular CCI breakdowns for high-confidence lookup and a FHIR-based tool for secure, real-time EHR exchange.
Lisa McKenzie, BHA, CHIM, CIPP/C
Meet Lisa
Lisa is a Certified Health Information Management professional with over 15 years of experience within Newfoundland and Labrador’s health system and she’s passionate advocate for standards and health information management. Lisa joined CHIMA as the Director of the Canadian College of Health Information Management in 2024, and in this role, she is excited to work with academic partners across Canada to support and enhance curricular standards for health information programs, and to elevate the College’s certifications.
Lisa’s Session
October 22 | 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Privacy Workshop
Dr. Lucas Chartier, MD, MPH, MBA
Meet Dr. Lucas Chartier
Dr. Lucas Chartier is a healthcare leader and innovator driven by the pursuit of better quality and safer patient care for all. He serves as Vice President, Quality & Safety and Chief Patient Safety Officer at the University Health Network (UHN), where he also works as an emergency physician. Lucas is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME). With training at McGill (MD CM), University of Toronto (FRCPC), Harvard (MPH) and the Rotman School of Management (MBA), his work primarily focuses ensuring that the operational and clinical aspects of healthcare align to enable providers to deliver value for patients.
Dr. Lucas Chartier‘s Session
October 23 | 11:00 AM
Right brain. Left brain. Whole impact.
Through the use of compelling stories, this session will demonstrate how we obtain data to confirm hypotheses and how we can leverage this for impactful change at the organizational level. It will cover some of the science on data leading to impact, provide pitfalls and best practice examples on data and insights, and it will provide a call to action to partner for greater impact.
Ruth Chin, RN, PhD
Meet Ruth
Chen brings extensive leadership experience in professional and continuing education, faculty development, and technology-enhanced learning. Chen, an associate professor in the School of Nursing, has served as the associate dean of Continuing Professional Development in the Faculty of Health Sciences since July 2024 and acting director of McMaster Continuing Education (MCE) since February 2025. Ruth Chen completed a bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, a master’s in Nursing at Yale University, and her PhD in Health Research Methodology at McMaster.
Ruth‘s Session (panel)
October 23 | 2:30 PM
AI in Health Information and Informatics: Transforming Care and Systems
Exploring AI’s transformative role in health information and informatics, this panel from McMaster University examines innovations, ethical implications, and future opportunities in data-driven health.
Learn more about the Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA) and the Canadian College of Health Information Management (CCHIM).
